Hello all, I am searching for ideas how to cure some problems I have got with a 1999 petrol freelander 1.8.
I'm in norfolk and just got this vehicle. I should probably say that I have owned many landrovers over the years and currently run: a 200 tdi J Reg defender-pretty original except the back axle which now is a disc braked disco conversion : a 300 tdi disco as a daily driver : and a series 3 swb station wagon in the shed in bits ready for a rebuild.
The freelander was fairly cheap otherwise I wouldn't have got it as never having owned one I've always been a bit dubious about them as "PROPER" landrovers especially with the drive train problems. My one has got round this by having the whole lot taken away by a previous owner- probably no bad thing as I won't be going off road with it anyway.
Anyway all that aside the engine idles at just over 1000 which seems a bit high- can anyone tell me if I am missing a trick here because if I restrict the air flow to the idle control valve I can bring the idle speed down to a better level. Does this valve only control idle speed because if so then a restrictor on the pipe will cure it...........or not?
thanks
I'm in norfolk and just got this vehicle. I should probably say that I have owned many landrovers over the years and currently run: a 200 tdi J Reg defender-pretty original except the back axle which now is a disc braked disco conversion : a 300 tdi disco as a daily driver : and a series 3 swb station wagon in the shed in bits ready for a rebuild.
The freelander was fairly cheap otherwise I wouldn't have got it as never having owned one I've always been a bit dubious about them as "PROPER" landrovers especially with the drive train problems. My one has got round this by having the whole lot taken away by a previous owner- probably no bad thing as I won't be going off road with it anyway.
Anyway all that aside the engine idles at just over 1000 which seems a bit high- can anyone tell me if I am missing a trick here because if I restrict the air flow to the idle control valve I can bring the idle speed down to a better level. Does this valve only control idle speed because if so then a restrictor on the pipe will cure it...........or not?
thanks